Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, speaking at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, called on regional countries to determine the Middle East's political and security framework. The statement continues Ghalibaf's regional diplomatic push; he heads Iran's negotiating team in ongoing indirect talks with the United States.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, addressing the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday morning, urged regional states to shape the Middle East's political and security arrangements themselves. The remark, reported by state-aligned outlets, reinforces Tehran's longstanding rhetoric of rejecting external — particularly Western — involvement in regional affairs.
Ghalibaf's appearance in Baku follows a string of diplomatic stops over the past week. As The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday, he arrived in the Azerbaijani capital from a visit to Oman, where he discussed future arrangements regarding the Strait of Hormuz with senior Omani officials. Last week he also met Pakistani mediators in Islamabad and traveled to Zurich for talks. The speaker has emerged as the Iranian regime's primary diplomatic representative in indirect negotiations with the United States, which have focused on de-escalating maritime and economic tensions.
The OIC platform allows Ghalibaf to present Iran's position to a broad Muslim-majority audience. No direct response from other member states was reported in the initial dispatch.
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